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TIL that German Uniforms in WW1 were made from 85% stinging nettle

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oRPK8 TIL that after the American Revolution, British Sir Guy Carleton argued with George Washington who wanted Carleton to return American slaves that Carleton felt obliged to free. Carleton freed the slaves and promised that Britain would compensate the slave owners, but Britain never did.
5YQG8 TIL that Wayne Knight, who played Dennis on Jurassic Park, lost 117 pounds by walking and controlling his portions/calories instead of opting for gastric bypass.
oB0wK TIL that the Allies liberated Paris from the Nazis on 8/25/44.
e0yWg TIL Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent. He felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Banting's co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1
16oPV TIL "escalator" was originally trademarked by a company but in 1949 ajudged to be public property due to popularity